Etymology

blacklister

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Today it means: One who blacklists. Full definition →

English blacklist ← Middle English blak ← Old English blæc
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*blakaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*blak
  3. Old Englishblæc
  4. Middle Englishblak
  5. Englishblack
  6. Englishlist
  7. Englishblacklist
  8. English todayblacklister

From blacklist + -er (agent noun).

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